Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK and because it develops slowly there may be no signs you have it in the early stages. Symptoms often become apparent when your prostate is large enough to affect the tube that carries urine form the bladder to the penis – the urethra. While most prostate tumours are slow-growing, they can sometimes grow quickly and spread to other parts of the body, causing different types of symptoms. It’s not known exactly what causes prostate cancer, but a number…

Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE On the last morning of their lives, Charlie and Francie Emerick held hands. The Portland, Ore., couple, married for 66 years and both terminally ill, died together in their bed on April 20, 2017, after taking lethal doses of medication obtained under the state’s Death With Dignity law. Francie, 88, went first, within 15 minutes, a testament to the state of her badly weakened heart. Charlie, 87, a respected ear, nose and throat…

Cancer is a condition where cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. More than one in three people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime, according to the NHS. In the UK, the four most common types of cancer are breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer and bowel cancer. Health experts believe simple lifestyle changes, such as changing your diet, can significantly reduce your risk of developing cancer, and Cancer Research UK recommends seven foods to reduce the risk of the disease. The…

Experts at Cambridge University have created a tool that calculates a man’s chances of dying from the cancer with 90 per cent accuracy. The model works out how much each patient will benefit from surgery or radiotherapy or whether it is simply worth monitoring them. Consultant urologist at the University of Cambridge and study leader, Vincent Gnanapragasm, said: “When men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and are deciding what to do they are often given wishy-washy advice which hugely depends on who they have spoken to. “Our work puts a…

The sunshine vitamin is made by the skin in response to sunlight helping to top up calcium levels in the body to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy. Although the benefits on bone diseases are well known a new study suggests it could also play a protective role on other chronic diseases, including some cancers. Experts analysed data from 33,736 Japanese men and women aged between 40 to 69. Each gave detailed information on their medical history, diet and lifestyle and blood samples were taken to measure vitamin D levels.…

Two prostate cancer cells in the final stage of cell divisionSteve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library By Andy Coghlan APPROACHING cancer treatment as a game has doubled the survival time of men with advanced prostate cancer. This achievement could mark the start of using game theory to target a range of cancers more cleverly. “This approach is elegant and exciting, and shows real promise to delay treatment failure,” says Charles Swanton at the Francis Crick Institute in London. People with cancer aren’t usually killed by their initial tumour, but by the rapidly…

Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men in the UK, and because the disease develops slowly, there may be no signs you have it for many years. It was revealed at the beginning of this week that Bill Turnbull is currently struggling with the disease, and the BBC Breakfast presenter, along with doctors, is now urging men to get tested. The PSA test is the recommended method for checking if you have the disease. But what does it entail – is it a blood test, a…

Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE The Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home test that consumers can buy directly to check their breast cancer risk on Tuesday. The 23andMe test searches for the three DNA mutations that are found most commonly in people of Jewish descent. No doctor’s prescription will be needed for the test. “These three mutations, however, are not the most common BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations in the general population,” the FDA said in a statement. The…

TV presenter Bill Turnbull, 62, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to his former BBC Breakfast co-star, Sian Williams. Turnbull was diagnosed with the cancer in November, and the disease has spread to his legs, hips, pelvis and ribs, Williams wrote in the Radio Times. The former-TV, turned radio presenter is remaining positive, but wants the public to know about his diagnosis, so that they may consider being tested themselves. The signs of prostate cancer develop slowly, so there may be no visible symptoms for many years, the NHS…

An Ohio death-row prisoner who survived an execution attempt last year died Saturday after being found unresponsive in his cell. Alva Campbell, 69, was sentenced to death for murdering 18-year-old Charles Dials during a carjacking after his 1997 escape from custody on armed robbery charges. Alva Campbell died on death row. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation via AP But because he was in such bad health, the prison team couldn’t find a viable vein to administer the lethal injection, called it off after 30 minutes of trying and set a new…